Multicultural Family Resource Society

In 2005, the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative (MCHB) co-founded Multicultural Family Resource Society (MFRS) to provide participant-driven programming to Newcomer families and youth who face a number of barriers, including social isolation, economic poverty, food and housing insecurity, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health issues related to war trauma, and cultural and language barriers. MFRS participants often lack the confidence, knowledge and skills to access supports and services to find jobs, navigate schools and the healthcare systems. Currently, MFRS works with over 2000 newcomers to provide direct services and programs that address these integrations and quality of life issues by reducing the social challenges that newcomers face in a way that is responsive to the culture of the families.